Heartwild Solitaire Book 2 like the first version is beautifully drawn and displayed. The storyline continues the romantic tale of an artist and his lover (this game is for mature audiences like the first). In this second story the current lover becomes jealous over the artist’s search for a perfect model to help inspire him.
The play is similar to mahjong solitaire where you match 2 identical cards to clear the board. At the bottom or side there is the draw pile and 
you must match cards that are higher or lower. If the draw card is an Ace, you can match a King or a 2 to clear the cards. The joker is wild and can be used with any card. There are other wild cards you can take over to the next level. The level is over when there are no more moves. Each card left on the board will be deducted points. If the total score is 0 or better, you go on to the next level. If the score is negative, you must retry the level.
The Bonus meter fills up when you remove cards. The faster you remove, more points you garner. The Long Sequence meter fills when you remove cards in a sequence. When filled, you’ll get extra points for each card. Restore cards helps you when you are stuck by restoring some of the cards back on the deck. Powerup cards will appear with special labels, remove them as usual to receive powerups such as undo, bonus fill, reveal, restore, and wildcard.
The bonus games will help increase your score. Once such game is to memorize the card pattern, it will scramble and you need to restore the original pattern. It’s timed but there’s plenty of time to restore by clicking on 2 cards to move their positions.
Heartwild Solitaire Book 2 is a relaxing and enjoyable game to play. The storyline is not as engaging as Book 1, but the tale is not intrusive 
since you only come across it every 10 levels or so. The memory game starts out easy, but does get harder in higher levels. This break in the solitaire play is nice since there are 280 levels and at times gets repetitive. The artwork is stunning with its intense color and background. The music is appropriate for the time period and conducive for a delightful play. If you enjoyed the first Heartwild Solitaire, you may like the sequel to that game. Try it out for a pleasant time playing cards.
Features of Heartwild Solitaire Book 2:
-280 Levels
-Powerups and Mini Games
-Romantic Story
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Posted by musicaltrack
May
27
2010
Ancient Tri-Peaks II is the equally fun and sequel to the original Ancient Tri-Peaks, but this time there is a change in the story. Instead of the original ancient societies of South America, the creators have decided to focus this game on Ancient Greece. Learn mythology along the way, as you try to find your way across the ancient Mediterranean Sea toward the capital of Athens.
Like most Tri-peaks games, the object is to remove all the cards from the board in the allotted time. The catch is that you can only remove a card that is either higher or lower than the one currently in “your pile.” This means that it takes some quick thinking and strategy to remove all the cards without using up the reserve cards that are available to reset what is on top of “your pile.” That being said, the only way to lose the game is to use up all the reserve cards and still have other cards left on the board.
Ancient-Tri Peaks II does have an objective besides the game. While you play, you reach certain roadstops that allow you to continue to build a marble statue of your subject (you learn about Greek myths like Helen of Troy, Paris and the Trojan War, etc.). Once you complete these tasks, the statue is complete and you can move on to learning about the next story. There are 16 different types of boards to choose from, ranging from fairly easy and straightforward to very complected and difficult. The catch is it is easier to sculpt your statue on these harder levels, as the harder the skill level, the more points come.
This game was fun, but it lacked something for me, in the end. I guess I couldn’t necessarily pinpoint what was off, but I definitely did not enjoy the repetitive music and revolving help-questionmarks. Other than that, the game was fun and played exactly the way one of these games should. All in all, I would give Ancient Tri-Peaks II three out of five stars.
Features of Ancient Tripeaks 2
-16 Tripeaks Games
-Original or Power-up Modes
-Unlockable Levels, Card Backs
-Combo-based Scoring
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I don’t come across golf related Mac games too often so Fairway Solitaire was a pleasant surprise. The last golf game I played was GL Golf and that was a straight sports game. Fairway Solitaire is both golf and card game combined to entertain golf and card players.
The main play is the solitaire card game where you select a face up card from the board that is either one higher or one lower than the face up foundation card at the bottom of the screen. Strategy and thinking is involved in order to use up all the cards on the board. And, like in golf there are sand traps to bypass by finding the sand wedge to overturn the cards. There are also water hazards to conquer. If you play 6 cards in a row, you will get a long drive. At the top of the screen you can see your progress on the golf course. The mulligan button is the undo or retry, but you get only 1 mulligan per hole.
Throughout the game you hear running commentary from 2 golf announcers regarding how you are playing. Just like watching a golf 
championship match on television. Polite applauds are scattered through your plays. What happened to the guy who yells out “in the hole”? Your scorecard is similar to the card you use in golf showing your pars, bogies, birdies and the eagles. In addition, you can win tournaments for extra points and shop in the pro shop for your golf needs like a polo shirt and pants to dress your golfer. The game allows you to win tournaments and big money by playing under par so you can unlock other golf courses. 
Another way to get more money is to have a 20 or more card run.
If you are not into golf, you will learn a lot of lingo to impress your golf playing friends next time you get together. There are a lot of golf facts you will learn in this game. I found it to be repetitive even with the mini games, but if you like this type of card play, the golf aspect gives you a little more interest to the play. So watch out for the sand traps and score a birdie.
Features of Fairway Solitaire:
-70 Courses
-Funny Running Commentary
-Golf Clothes Power-Ups
Rating: 
Put your best poker face on, because it is time to win back the wild west. Governor of Poker allows you to control most of Texas as your poker playing legacy slowly grows from a vagrant with no reputation to the best player in the Republic. No matter what your skill level is, this is the game to play to push your skills to the next level.
The game designers purposely made this more than just a “poker game.” In addition to playing cards, you control your character who travels from saloon to back-room poker games trying to make a reputation for yourself. As your street cred (and wallet size) grows you can play in more games with higher rollers. After amassing a substantial sum of money, you can go out into the town and start snatching 
up properties. These properties in turn, make a profit for you to continue your gambling habits. As the little Texas town gets too small for a big fish like yourself, you can travel to over ten other cities and try your luck wherever you choose.
The name of the game is Texas Hold-Em (I mean, what other game could it possibly be?). In Hold-Em, players are dealt two cards each. These are your pocket cards and you use them to create poker hands with the community cards that are dealt. After the first round of antes and bets, the dealer shows the flop, or the first three community cards. After another round of bets and bluffs, the dealer shows the turn card. Again there is another round of bets before the final card, the river. After all is said and done, the player with the best poker 
hand wins. For all you new players out there the best hand possible is a royal flush followed by a four of a kind, full house, three of a kind, flush, straight, two pair, and finally a pair. Try to bluff and luck your way past the competition to become the best poker player the Lone Star State has ever seen.
Personally, I loved this game. It combined two of my favorite genres (Poker and Sim) and created something fun with unlimited re-playability. Although many poker fans enjoy playing online sites (like Pokerstars and things like that) I find the game more fun when I don’t have to worry about actually losing $1,000. Overall, this is a fun game for new and experienced poker players alike and I give this game four and a half stars out of five.
Features of Governor of Poker:
- Tournaments and Cash Poker Games
- Over 100 Different Opponents
- Challenge Artificial Poker Intelligence
- Can You Take Over the State of Texas?
Rating:
you must match cards that are higher or lower. If the draw card is an Ace, you can match a King or a 2 to clear the cards. The joker is wild and can be used with any card. There are other wild cards you can take over to the next level. The level is over when there are no more moves. Each card left on the board will be deducted points. If the total score is 0 or better, you go on to the next level. If the score is negative, you must retry the level. 
since you only come across it every 10 levels or so. The memory game starts out easy, but does get harder in higher levels. This break in the solitaire play is nice since there are 280 levels and at times gets repetitive. The artwork is stunning with its intense color and background. The music is appropriate for the time period and conducive for a delightful play. If you enjoyed the first Heartwild Solitaire, you may like the sequel to that game. Try it out for a pleasant time playing cards.
match 2 cards to clear the entire game board. If you run out of matches, you have extra cards to flip at the bottom of the board, the retry button, undo button and other helps. There are bonuses for matching in ascending or descending order. Other bonuses are rewarded for speed and matching identical cards. There are also power-ups for extra deals and shuffles.
Heartwild Solitaire is not for children even though the play is easy to learn, the storyline is for mature audiences only. It reads a bit like a romance novel. The artwork in the background of the game board and the deck of cards itself are beautifully executed. The play is relaxing and addictive and the story a little dramatic is interesting enough to keep your attention. Even if the melodrama is not your thing, the solitaire play is always fun and enjoyable.
